Saturday, September 18, 2010

New England Dessert Showcase

It was nice weather in Boston. Today, we attended the event called "New England Dessert Showcase" where chefs, bakeries, restaurants, etc, in the New England region exhibited their desert products and the public could enjoy sampling and purchasing them.

These look like lollipops, but are called "Whirl-Ease-Tea". Just dip Whirl-Ease-Tea spoon into hot water, stir to desired taste and voila! You can enjoy a perfect cup of tea! This is patented! We tried it and it actually tasted like (diluted) tea! I wonder who invented it. It must be a very lazy person!

5 comments:

I think those red cupcakes are "red velvet" cupcakes. Tney are quite popular now days even here in Hawaii. It looked like they have a lot of desserts in Boston, but in Japan the desserts are so good, it must be hard to compare.

My wife is from Tokyo and she loves all kinds of desserts and cakes, but she mostly likes the Japanese (French) style type of desserts and pastries because they are light and not so sweet.

Saboru-Kun san,Yes, you are correct; those are red velvet cupcales, although I didn't know until you mentioned. I just don't think desserts in Boston (or in US general) are very appealing to most of Japanese people as they are too sweet and heavy and/or colors are bright red, blue, green, orange or whatever, obviously by using food coloring. I wonder not many dessert chefs in US don't go abroad to study?

I think it is just the difference in cultural tastes. When I visited the mainland (continental U.S.) I noticed that they give a "lot" of food on the plates which is economical and good if you are really hungry, but not always the most appetizing presentation.

Even something as common as Chinese food that is prepared here in Hawaii tastes very different from Chinese food that is served in Chinese restaurants in Japan. The flavor seems to be a lot lighter and not as greasy in Japan as it is here, but I'm used to the "greasier" style so can eat both. :D

If you prefer reading in Japanese, you can also visit my wife's blog about our dog Penny as it is in Japanese while my blog is in English.

It is very true that it is because of different cultures. Every culture incorporates foreign cultures, modifies/arranges them and creates a new culture. Japanese Ramen is a good example - originally from China, but it became a completely different thing from the original...

Nowadays, after living in US for > 10 years, I sometimes miss "greasy" food when I go back to Japan. I guess I am becoming an American.

I visited your wife's blog. OMG, Penny is unbelievably cute!!! She is so white and looks like a stuffed animal (especially after grooming)!

Yes Penny is our little baby. We're lucky because she's usually very well behaved and has a very mellow personality so she gets along with almost every person and dog that she meets.

My wife has a lot of cute pictures of Penny on her blog site and she also is better at putting up new posts more often than I do.

I was surprised at the very big following that dogs (and Bichon's in particular) have in Japan and the vast number of people that blog about them. It's fun to visit other people's sites and see how cute their dogs are. :D

About Me

Thank you for visiting my blog. I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and currently live in the Boston area with my husband from Taiwan and Poirot, the pug (male). We love to travel different places and eat good food of any kind (from street foods to Michelin 3 star restaurants). My articles are mostly written in Japanese, but I'll gradually add English version, as well.